Stella Plucienik

April 22, 1916 - April 11, 2006

April 22, 1916 - April 11, 2006

A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, April 22, 2006, at 10:00 AM in the Holy Maternity of Mary Catholic Church, with Father Leo A. Taubitz officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Stella was born April 22, 1916, in Dowagiac, to Ignace and Mary (Krizinski) Lewandowski. She married Steve Plucienik on October 21, 1939. Stella was a longtime member of the Holy Maternity of Mary Catholic Church, the Rosary Guild, A.A.R.P. in Dowagiac and the Golden Agers. She was always active in the community, and volunteered at the Dowagiac Nursing Home and the Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. She also worked as a bait assembler at James Heddon and Sons for over 25 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband on June 19, 1985; a daughter, Mary Jo Behrmann; a granddaughter, Laurie Beth Peterson; a great-granddaughter; three sisters, Helen Lewandowski, Sabina Nash and Jennie Nusbaum; a brother, Henry Lewandowski; and by her parents.